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Oxford
Contents
Check out the Oxford Foundation School official site and the 2019 - 2021 Facebook group.
- Geography
- Statistics (Summary, Competition ratio)
- Overall Satisfaction & CQC Hospital Ratings
- The Application Process (Appointment to F2 programmes, Linked applications)
- The Programme (Post availability, Training options)
Check out the Oxford Foundation School official site and the 2019 - 2021 Facebook group.
Geography
This is a list of all the hospitals in the region
(Mental health units, outpatient/rehab hospitals and general practices are not included)
Oxford
o Churchill Hospital
o John Radcliffe Hospital
o The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
o Warneford Hospital
Other
o Frimley Park Hospital (also part of South Thames)
o Horton General Hospital, Banbury
o Milton Keynes General Hospital
o Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
o Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
o Wexham Park Hospital, Slough
o Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe
(Mental health units, outpatient/rehab hospitals and general practices are not included)
Oxford
o Churchill Hospital
o John Radcliffe Hospital
o The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
o Warneford Hospital
Other
o Frimley Park Hospital (also part of South Thames)
o Horton General Hospital, Banbury
o Milton Keynes General Hospital
o Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
o Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
o Wexham Park Hospital, Slough
o Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe
Statistics
Summary
214 F1 posts
282 Applicants chose it as first preference
24 Academic Foundation posts
214 F1 posts
282 Applicants chose it as first preference
24 Academic Foundation posts
Competition Ratio
1.32 in 2018 (from the UKFPO's 2019 Applicant's Handbook).
0.99 in 2017 (from the UKFPO's 2018 Applicant's Handbook).
1.32 in 2018 (from the UKFPO's 2019 Applicant's Handbook).
0.99 in 2017 (from the UKFPO's 2018 Applicant's Handbook).
NOTE: Remember that these numbers fluctuate from year to year, so looking at the statistics from just one year can be misleading.
Click here to read about Lorna Luo's experience as a Foundation Year 1 doctor at Milton Keynes Hospital.
Click here to read about Lorna Luo's experience as a Foundation Year 1 doctor at Milton Keynes Hospital.
The Application Process
Appointment to F2 Programmes
Successful applicants are allocated to a two year programme, so you will know your rotations for both years from the outset of F1.
Successful applicants are allocated to a two year programme, so you will know your rotations for both years from the outset of F1.
Linked Applications
Every foundation school honours linked applications so that linked applicants are allocated to the same foundation school. Others (often the larger schools) will honour them further, ensuring applicants are allocated programmes within a certain distance of each other. Oxford Foundation School does not honour linked applications at a programme level.
The Programme
Posts Available
Job descriptions for individual posts can be found here.
Oxford Foundation School have produced a prospectus, with useful information for the Foundation Programme and detailed individual descriptions of jobs at different trusts. It can be found here, however, we can no longer find this document on the Oxford Foundation School website, so please use with caution - it may no longer be up to date.
Training Options
Providing eligibility criteria are met, Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training may be undertaken in a post suitable for part-time training, or supernumerary funding may be available. Find the full policy here. F1 specific information can be found here, and F2 here.
Overseas training is not addressed on Oxford Foundation School's website, therefore it is not clear what their policy is, however, there is a page on "out of programme experience".
Providing eligibility criteria are met, Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training may be undertaken in a post suitable for part-time training, or supernumerary funding may be available. Find the full policy here. F1 specific information can be found here, and F2 here.
Overseas training is not addressed on Oxford Foundation School's website, therefore it is not clear what their policy is, however, there is a page on "out of programme experience".
